Some Nigerians on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to take swift action to address the constant collapse of the national grid. The grid, which generates about 4,500 MW of electricity for over 200 million people, has collapsed several times recently, impacting businesses and threatening the nation’s economic stability....
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The Federal Government says it is overhauling the national grid to reduce the frequent disturbances and improve power supply across the country. The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu said this in Abuja on Tuesday at a media briefing. Adelabu said that the national grid was over 50 years...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it is intensifying efforts at restoring power to the northern parts of the country. The Managing Director, TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz, said in Abuja on Tuesday at a media briefing that the ongoing repairs of the damaged transmission line that led to...
The former gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), in Katsina State, Alhaji Imran Jino, has said people affected by the prolonged power outage in the North should be compensated. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jino was the PRP gubernatorial candidate in Katsina for the...
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has directed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, to ensure adequate security for the repairs of affected electricity towers in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the grid collapse had resulted in widespread power outages...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says repairs will commence on the Ugwuaji–Apir 330 Kilo-Volt (KV) Double Circuit transmission line Thursday following discovery of a fault at the Igumale area of Benue. The company said that a team of linesmen from TCN discovered the fault on the line, at...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says the national grid has been restored after experiencing temporary disturbance at about 8:15 a. m. on Saturday. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs said this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Mbah said that TCN engineers at Jebba successfully...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says two towers along its 330Kilo Volt (KV) Shiroro–Kaduna transmission lines 1 and 2, have been damaged by suspected vandals. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Mbah said reports from the Shiroro...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that efforts to fully recover the national grid are almost complete following a partial disturbance on Monday. The disturbance occurred at approximately 6:48 p.m., prompting immediate recovery efforts. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, in a statement on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Monday said its tower T372, along Gombe -Damaturu-Maiduguri 330 Kilovolt (kV) transmission line was brought down by vandals on Saturday at about 1:44am. The company’s General Manager Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said this in a statement...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it plans to procure a spinning reserve to maintain the national grid frequency within specified limits. The Managing Director of TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He said...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has urged stakeholders to collaborate in curbing the persistent vandalism and illegal encroachments within the transmission ‘Right of Way’. The General Manager of TCN’s Kaduna Region, Mr Ganiyu Aliyu, represented by the Assistant General Manager of Technical Services, Mr Abubakar Usman, made this...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said on Thursday that vandals destroyed 13 towers on the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV Double Circuit transmission line. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that TCN towers T97 to T99 were destroyed by vandals on July 29. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) has said the Nigeria Policepolo apprehended vandals in a blue pick-up van loaded with tower cables. TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Mbah said that the items were allegedly stolen from transmission...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Tuesday, said that power supply has been restored to areas affected by arcing on the Benin-Egbin 330 Kilo Volt (kV) isolator at about 6:10pm on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that arcing is an electrical discharge that occurs...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said two transmission towers, T98 and T99 along the Ahoada/Yenagoa 132kV line in the Igbooghene community of Bayelsa were destroyed by vandals. TCN’s General Manager Public Affairs Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Mbah...
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has been suspended by the Market Operator (MO) of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), for not complying with provisions of the market rules. Market Operator, TCN, Mr Ali Ahmad, said in Abuja on Friday that the notice of the suspension was...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the national grid was restored at about 9.57 p.m. on Saturday after a partial collapse. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said there was a partial disturbance of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Kaduna State Police Command has arrested four suspected vandals who were caught destroying transmission towers installed in some parts of the state. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, confirmed this in a statement issued in Abuja on...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has suspended the planned power outage on Osogbo/Akure and Ado-Ekiti 132KV lines. The outage was earlier scheduled for two months according to the Benin Electricity Plc (BEDC) Evelyn Gbiwen, Head, Branding and Corporate Communications, BEDC, who said this in a statement on...